Re: software updates error: software index is broken

...meaning the install routine can't overwrite the /etc/cron.daily/find fiel,
so let's get it out of the way.

Try this:

backup your current /etc/cron.daily/find file as follows (just in case!):

$ sudo cp /etc/cron.daily/find /etc/cron.daily/find.backup

remove the original file so it can't get in the way when you install
slocate:

$ sudo rm /etc/cron.daily/find

then try again.

If you get error messages on trying the remove, please post them back here -
there may be some sort of problem with the file permissions.

--
David Aldred

Re: software updates error: software index is broken

David Aldred wrote:
> xubunt6 wrote:
>
>> dpkg-divert: rename involves overwriting `/etc/cron.daily/find' with
>> different file `/etc/cron.daily/find.notslocate', not allowed
>
> ..meaning the install routine can't overwrite the /etc/cron.daily/find fiel,
> so let's get it out of the way.
>
>
> Try this:
>
> backup your current /etc/cron.daily/find file as follows (just in case!):
>
> $ sudo cp /etc/cron.daily/find /etc/cron.daily/find.backup
>
> remove the original file so it can't get in the way when you install
> slocate:
>
> $ sudo rm /etc/cron.daily/find
>
> then try again.
>
>
> If you get error messages on trying the remove, please post them back here -
> there may be some sort of problem with the file permissions.
>
Thanks for the suggestion. I renamed the file (put an "_" in) and it
went fine! And renamed it back. The error seems to have dissappeared.